GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| demerit | offense |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| regime | regimen |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |